Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-09
NORFOLK BANKCASES
A GRAND JURY GOTTEN, BUT NJ IN
DrcrMRxrs FOUND YET.
Several Bsing Prepsred and 70 Be 3rougtt
In TO Day Witnesses from Nor
folk and Washington.

The United States Circait Court for
the Eastern district of Virginia Judge
Robert W. Hughes--met again yester-
day morning at IL o'clock. 1t having
been announced in the Dispatch that
the grand jury would consider new in
dNtments against the officers of the late
Exchange National Bank OF Norfolk,
maj y persons interested in these cases
were present.
GRAND JURY.
Out Of the list Of grand jurors sum-
moned for Thursday the following were
accepted: George A. Ainslie, s. b.
Jacobs, William T.. Johnston, Charles
A. West, Judson Cunningham, Ellis G.
Stacy, j. G. Cottrell, John Pitt, w. +.
Richardson, j. II. Dickerson, and Jo-
seph Hall-all of Richmond; Henry
". Wiugfeld, of Hanover Courthouse,
and w. II. Thackston, of Farmville.
Not sufficient number having been
obtained to constitute a quorum the
Judge ordered Marshal Scott to sum-
mon twelve more for yesterday, an
ont of this list the following were ac-
eepted Nv. II. II. Bagwell, William
Il. Drummond, Of Petersburg Joseph
w. Rundley, James l.. Apperson, h.
Barvie Spence, and William Heller, OF
Richmond
N THE WITNESSES.
The required number having been
gotten, the grand jury was sent to its
room, where the following witnesses
were sent before it to testify in connec-
ton with tbese cases: ". II. Peters,
receiver Of tie bank THONGS OFT, who
was tel er; y. y. Keyser, bank exami-
Der, and John A. Hebrew, from the
Controllers Office at Washington.
WAITING FOR THE JUDGE.
Judges often have to wait for juries, but
not frequently is the reverse the case.
Such was yesterday, however Judge
Hughes, feeling satisfied that the jury
would he engaged in the consideration
of this case until 9 o'clock or later, re-
tired from the bench and went down
town, saying he would return in a
short while. His attention became
otherwise engaged and he did not re-
turn until near o'clock, when he
found the grand Jurors sitting around
the room waiting for him, having come
ont Of their room nearly an hour ear
lier.
NO ESDICTMENT YET.
The jury was polled, after which
Judge Hughes asked if any indictment
or prcsentmcnt had been agreed upon.
The foreman, Mr.. j. l.. Apperson, of
Richmond, replied that they had not
reached any conclusion, but that the
papers were being prepared. At the
suggestion Of District-Attorney Gibson
the grand jury was adjourned over I'M
til II o'clock noon to-day.
PREPARING INDICTMENTS.
The prosecuting attorneys were en-
gagged yesterday afternoon filling out
the indictment blanks, and they, several
in number, will be given to the grand
jury when it meets to-day. The spe-
cific charges to be contained in the in
dictments could of course not be given
out yesterday, but the presumption is
that they are in substance similar
To the former ones upon which the
officers Of the bank were tried. The
directors and other officers were ac-
quilted, but President Bain was con
yicted and an appeal being taken, he
WIS discharged by the Supreme Court
OF Tie United States. This case
having been so decided it was
deemed best by Colonel Gibson and
Mr.. Lyons to find new indictments
in all of the cases and as a few
of them would be barred by the statute
Of limitations if the findings of the
grand jury were delayed until the May
term at Norfolk, it was decided to have
the grand jury act in these at this term
here. Other indictments will be given
the jury there, and all of the cases will
be tired there.
PETIT JURY.
The following is the petit jury for the
term: A. Y. Stokes, Jr., Peter Willis
(colored), Louis Rueger, Samuel III.